In the age of the selfie and the thousands of photos that populate every device we own, having something tangible is more special than ever before. That’s exactly why 3D scanning and 3D printing services are growing in popularity. Just a few months ago, the Shapify Booth was launched in the US that offers exactly that, but now the Twinstant has been launched by the California-based Twindom.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

A 3D scanner is a machine that gathers digital information of a given object. It can take into consideration the object’s texture, color and shape which would later be used within a program (sometimes inherent to the scanner, depending on the model) to create a 3D model or 3D file of the scanned object.
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Houston, Texas-based start-up Cappasity Inc. announced it will release its new software, Cappasity Easy 3D Scan, in May. Ahead of the full release, Cappasity will introduce Easy 3D Scan, the company’s high-quality scanning solution, next week at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco’s Moscone Center. The GDC will run March 2-6.
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Boasting the largest number of Catholics in the world, it’s no surprise that Rio de Janeiro is home to a towering religious statue called Christ the Redeemer, which looms over Corcovado Mountain dramatically in the grey mist and weather.
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Pix4D – Mapping Christ the Redeemer

Pix4D, together with Canadian drone manufacturer Aeryon Labs Inc and PUC University of Rio de Janeiro created the first accurate 3D model of Brazil’s most famous monument, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
Discover how drones and image processing software can create a high-resolution 3D model of one of the world’s largest and hardest to reach monuments.
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Military buffs and museums of history take their artifacts very seriously, as nothing has an impact on our planet and our generations and times like war and all the many, many facets surrounding it. While time and the elements may do their best to break down physical pieces of history, digital preservation is beating mother nature and other hazards at their own game as it allows historical significance to be guarded virtually — and that means virtually forever — or as long as computers stand their ground.
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Consideration to posterity is a powerful human motivator. It’s not only that we want to give to future generations, it’s that we want to know they remember us and what was also important to our ancestors. It’s important that future generations be able to look back on the beauty, value, and significance of historical sites that may one day be gone due to a variety of hazards that time and reality — not to mention gravity — present.
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Last week we published the first photos of Rubicon’s new portable scanner; however a good deal of the information on the new system was mostly suppositions based on Rubicon‘s original desktop 3D scanner technology.
(…weiter auf 3dprintingindustry.com)